IOTA (IOT)

Current price: $ 0.30

24 hours price change: $ 0.04 (16.67%)

IOTA - Average Directional Index

The Average Directional indicator (or ADX) is a directional trading indicator that is used to identify a technical trend, in this case of the IOTA. The trend that is being identified, can be both a positive trend as a negative trend in the pricedevelopment of IOTA.

The ADX was primarily developed for commodities, however it is also in use for stock and currency technical analysis, as well as for IOTA. In this continuously updated article, we will explain the meaning and current trend of IOTA. The current ADX analysis is based on the historical prices of IOTA until December 18th, 2018.

In the chart below, the strength the trend is drawn, as well as the positive and negative directional indicators. The ADX (Average Directional Index) is the black line. The positive directional indicator (+DI) is the green line, and the negative directional indicator (-DI) is drawn in red.

Price chart for IOTA from 06/18/2018 until 12/18/2018.

In the chart above, the development of the price for IOTA is shown for the period from 06/18/2018 until 12/18/2018. This same timeframe has been used in the average directional indicator chart below.

Average directional indicator for IOTA until 12/18/2018.

In the charts above, you can see the trends of the ADX, +DI and -DI. The current values of these three indicators for the IOTA are listed in the table below.

IOTA average directional index

28.90

IOTA positive directional indicator

47.75

IOTA negative directional indicator

38.19

Several signals can be gained from the chart above. First of all, the green line gives us an indication of the positive trend. The opposite line, the red one, indicates the negative trend for IOTA.

When the green line tops the red line, the IOTA is in a positive trend. However, when the situation turns around, the trend has also changed to a negative trend for IOTA.

Furthermore, the black line gives the strength of the current trend of IOTA, both positive and negative. The higher the black line (ADX), the stronger the trend.

IOTA ADX score

The Average Directional Index (ADX) is used to measure the strength or weakness of a trend, not the actual direction. In general, when the positive directional indicator is higher than the negative directional in indicator, the trend of IOTA is assumed to be positive. An important signal is when the -DI (red line) and +DI (green line) crosses over.

The current directional indicator gives a positive signal for IOTA. The positive directional indicator for IOTA is 47.75, which is higher than the negative directional indicator (38.19). The trend that the IOTA follows is a positive one.

The current ADX value is 28.90, which tells us that the current trend is strong. Using these values, we can asume that the IOTA will continue its upwards trend. In short, the current average directional index gives us a buying signal for the IOTA. However, keep an eye on turning trends.